@Eating.Drinking:…read more The Halfway House is an authentic, rustic traditional British pub offering the ideal atmosphere for causal drinkers due to the vast selection of beers, ales and ciders. Not only is the selection of drinks vast and quality, but the food is incredible. The food hits the spot and is full of flavor and quality. * This pub has won various awards, being named as Pub of the Year countless times, and also being named in @TheTimes Top 20 Pubs in the Countryside! * This is a MUST visit when vacationing in England and is great at any time of year. You can wrap up next to the cosy fire when it's cold, and sit in the beer garden when the weather is perfect. * www.thehalfwayhouse.co.uk * Pitney Hill, Langport, TA10 9AB *

Stopped in here on the recommendation of one of my wife's colleagues. What the other reviewers…read morehave said is spot-on. This is a top-notch, traditional country pub. The food was excellent. Some of the best fish and chip's I've had in the UK (fish was great and the chips tasted triple-fried; amazing). Great selection of draft ales and ciders. Nice staff and clientele (not standoffish even though we're obviously not from these parts). I loved the big flag-stones in the pub and the open fire places; was cozy and inviting inviting. Everything felt rustic and authentic. Plenty of parking in the private lot.

The Vittoria can be found along the stretch of trendy-looking bars on Whiteladies Road, but it's…read morenot quite like the others. The pub is popular with the locals, features guest ales and is pretty small so draws a completely different crowd to the others here. If you're a rugby fan, visit this pub as they show rugby before football and if you just want a decent pint and none of the trashy dance music you'll get with other bars in this area, The Vittoria is a great place to come out.

One of the oft-titled 'trendy' Whiteladies' Road's few traditional pubs, the Vittoria has recently…read morerepainted its facade from an unassuming burgundy to bright red. Before you accuse a drinking stalwart of trying too hard to keep up with the times, the colour change luckily hasn't affected the atmosphere within. The Vittoria remains as unpretentious, laid-back and characterful as it was was before. There's a wide selection of drinks, a faithful crowd of regulars and entertainment most nights of the week ranging from a quiz (with free curry doled out while the answers are checked) to steak or sausage tasting nights. Undoubtedly ne of the best places on Whiteladies for a quiet (especially weeknight) drink.

I can understand why people like this pub: it serves good food, is aesthetically pleasing, spacious…read moreetc. However, I get the impression it's a little bit too aware of its apparent greatness. I've only been here twice, but both times I've felt distinctly uncomfortable in the place. Its agenda is undoubtedly in line with middle class wine drinkers and it lacks a certain spontaneity. What's more, prices here are pretty extortionate. You could purchase a good quality bottle of wine from your local off license for the price of one small glass at The Windmill. Food is also expensive, although the Pieminister pies are definitely worth sampling if you're willing to fork out £7. Basically though, if you're not one for conservative pubs, I'd suggest you steer clear of The Windmill.

This is another pub that's affiliated with the Bristol Beer Factory, having ales like No. 7,…read moreSunrise and Red on tap. I first came here just yesterday, and completely loved it the minute I walked in. The bar staff had heavy thick moustaches, which I later read that was for a moustache competition.. I was sold. Any pub that welcomes kooky, fun on-goings, has my vote. The atmosphere here is great, and it is the sort of pub for the locals around that area, which always provides a pub so much more character, mostly due to the colourful natures of the people that come in. It is quite big, and has a little hidden-ish room on the left of the bar, and on the right, down some steps, is another room with a fair few couches and tables, and also an outside covered patio area! Food here is around £5 - £8 pounds, which upon initial viewing is a tad steep. However we were hungry, so we went on an ordered some anyway. You get cute porcelain animals as a table marker after you order - bonus points from me here. My mussels in a white wine and cream sauce with a basket of bread was really good, and for the £6.95 I paid for it, fully worth it. The winning discovery of the night however, is Tom's pies, made in Dartmoor. If you have read my Pieminister review, you will know how big a fan I am of them.. but Tom's pies blows Pieminister out the water! The lamb moussaka was absolutely divine. The flavours inside really made you go 'aaaah'. I will most certainly be coming back here again, and although it is not exactly very close to where I live, it is definitely worth the trip.

In an old Tudor building, the Foresters is a proper local's pub in the middle of Gloucester Road…read more It's got a very historical vibe - it's interior is fairly quaint, matching its unique and fairly striking exterior. By quaint I perhaps mean a little tired and old, but having said this it does have a certain charm the way it is. With a few sofas, a pool table and TV screens, it serves its purpose pretty well as a place to catch a leisurely pint, perhaps watch a game or play some pool. I've never seen it heaving, even on a weekend - it's the kind of pub you wouldn't make a special effort to go to, but you wouldn't be too disappointed if you stopped by for a drink. It does have a bit of a local's vibe to it, but ignore them, they won't bite.

The Foresters is a great place to go to if you want a quiet game of pool, with the cheapest table…read moreon Gloucester Rd (50p as at 14th November '07). Drinks are nice and cheap, too, and service is friendly. Perfect for an unpretentious pint, or if you consider shabby to be "chic", and can somehow hold your breath when you enter the toilets. Make sure you visit the nearby cash machines before you go in, otherwise you'll have to spend a minimum of a tenner.

What are an amazing place it was like waking up from anesthesia compared to sleeping in a Hilton or…read moreMarriott or any of the places that I normally stay a place like this is very real and the people are very real and it's like an entire other world. Some of the other reviews talked about noise at night but let's face it You're over a pub but the rooms are really nice they're very clean they're super comfortable there's a fireplace in the rooms in the atmosphere is very familial and everybody here seems to have a good attitude and is having a good time. The food is great The price of the room and everything was super reasonable. We spent some time talking with some of the folks here Mark behind the bar served this breakfast and Sally came down and chatted with us for a while and it was just not the type of experience that you'd find at a chain hotel it was very real very comfortable and one that we'd certainly want to return to.

I was working round the corner from this place for a while so it sort of became my local for a few…read moremonths. Being a Bath Ales managed pub, it sort of reflects the qualities of similar Bath Ale run pubs, insofar as it has good character and is in a good location. Unlike some of the others (in Bristol anyway) it's actually quite large and being quite close to the Memorial Ground it attracts a large group of lager swilling Gas Heads on a Saturday afternoon. The food they serve is of the brasserie or ponced up British variety, but is fairly inexpensive for what you get (which is good). The other thing of note is the large garden which plays host to an annual music festival there and live music on Sunday evenings. With not a juke box, fruit machine or pool table in sight, it's an odd mix at times but a pretty decent boozer in my book.

Visiting family in Clifton, our son and daughter-in-law took us to Portcullis... and sooo glad they…read moredid! The owners (husband and wite) were as welcoming and cheerful as it gets. Atmosphere was the best ever. Just what you might expect visiting Clifton... warm wood, relics, and memorabilia abound! The owners, Paul and Dee were a great couple, sharing duties Paul(chef and tender) and Dee mainly at the bar, were enjoyable and Paul's burgers are GREAT!! Go there! You'll immediately become a fan! Oh... the "regulars" by the way, round out the atmosphere. Complete with one's sweet dog! " "e two thumbs up!! Go there!!

An exceptional pub with an excellent selection of cask ales, wide selection of Belgian beers and…read moredelicious food. Always warm and welcoming.

Nothing strikes fear into an appalling singer like me than the word 'karaoke'. So when a colleague…read moreheld his leaving do there, I knew I was going to need some liquid encouragement before I dared to sing a note. So just before we headed up the road to Kareoke-Me! we went to The White Lion on Colston Avenue. It may not look like much on the outside, but inside you'll find a warm and welcoming bar which is bustling with atmosphere. It's very small on the inside, so if you're popping in - be prepared to stand. But there's service with a smile and local pints served at a reasonable price and that's good enough for me. Great for an after work drink or a lunchtime pint.

This is a gem of a Pub…read more The atmosphere is always fantastic, and you can tell that the publican puts in alot of work as there is always something organised, some event going on, or new idea introduced. I think i'll be coming here over the next few weeks for all the 6 nations Rugby, as I now the atmosphere will be brilliant. You'd probably have to come early if you wanted a seat, but wheres the fun in sitting! They have started serving Tapas all day which is something i'd like to try out soon, and with many traditional ales and ciders to wash it down with, who can resist!?

The oversized wine glasses somewhat desperately scream 'We're a classy wine bar, honest!', so…read morehaving our drinks come in them I was a bit dubious at first. However, this place turned out to come up with the goods. A standard glass of wine (slightly less than a third of their giant glasses) is about three pounds fifty, which is fair given the quality of the wines on offer. The selection isn't as big as you might expect, given the name, but you should be able to find what you want. Its got a good atmosphere, feeling busy but never claustrophobic. Kingsdown Wine Vault is good enough to be somewhere you don't just go for the wine. I'll finish with a bit of advice. It's located on a very quiet stretch of a road (I don't expect the neighbours complain about it though, this place doesn't attract the sort to start fights in the street) so don't feel like you've gone down the wrong road if you can't see anything that looks like a pub, just look for their brightly lit window. it's probably worth it anyway if you do get a bit confused looking for it anyway.

With its lovely quiet back garden and local (rather than studenty) feel, this pub is a good place…read moreto choose for a quiet drink and some good quality eats. There for a small birthday gathering last week, I was very impressed with the sharing platter of meats, cheeses and bread that someone ordered for the group. Nicely presented on a wooden board, it just looked really stylish, and was a lovely thing to have in the middle of the table for everyone to dip into. We were treated to a funny little violin ensemble - quintet, I think - who set up in the main area inside the pub and played for a few hours, which was nice, though there wasn't a stage or podium as such, so it did seem a bit as though a table of people in the middle of the pub had just suddenly got a bit musical. Quieter, lighter and gentler in atmosphere than its studenty younger cousin The Highbury Vaults, this is a classy venue, good for groups.